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It has been 12 years since BJP led NDA came to power at the Centre in 2014. In his last two terms and his first decade as PM, Modi government introduced various reform measures and particularly made strides in ease of doing business.

Modi said the government's push for indigenous manufacturing is beginning to yield results across sectors.

Addressing the NDA leaders' meeting at Delhi's Bharat Mandapam, Modi criticised the term "Hindu rate of growth," often used to describe India's slow economic growth during the 1950s to 1980s

The opposition party accused the prime minister of pursuing anti-poor economic policies, favouring large corporations and attempting to rewrite history.

A major success of the NDA's 12 years in power is that the country has broken free from the web of Congress's machinations, says PM Modi

The NDA also acknowledges the "invaluable contribution" of its constituents, every elected representative and every 'karyakarta' who worked to translate this vision into reality, it said.

PM Modi came down heavily on the congress, saying that the grand old party led India to state of hopelessness through its misrule. PM Modi added that the Congress threw India into abyss of corruption.

PM Modi said that, for him, the people -- "Janata Janardan" -- are the embodiment of the Divine. He added that he has always viewed public service as a form of spiritual devotion, or sadhana

"People of the country have understood the importance of political stability at the national level. It is their maturity that they gave me an opportunity to serve them for such a long time," Modi said.

12 years of Modi govt LIVE: The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government completes 12 years in office under the leadership of Narendra Modi, who has become the longest-serving prime minister in nearly two years into its third consecutive term.